PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: ADVICE, HOW TO AND MISCELLANEOUS: Sunday, August 1st 2010

Published: August 1, 2010

Rankings reflect sales, for the week ended Saturday, July 17th 2010, at many thousands of venues where a wide range of general interest books are sold nationwide. These include hundreds of independent book retailers (statistically weighted to represent
all such outlets); national, regional and local chains; online and multimedia entertainment retailers; university, gift, supermarket, discount and department stores; and newsstands. An asterisk (*) indicates that
a book’s sales are barely distinguishable from those of the book above. A dagger (†) indicates that some bookstores report receiving bulk orders. Among those categories not actively tracked are: perennial
sellers; required classroom reading; text, reference and test preparation guides; journals and workbooks; calorie counters; shopping guides; comics; and crossword puzzles. Expanded rankings are available on the
Web: nytimes.com/books.

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PAPERBACK BEST SELLERS: ADVICE, HOW TO AND MISCELLANEOUS

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469

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, by Heidi Murkoff and Sharon Mazel. ($14.95 Workman) Advice for parents-to-be.

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3

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, by Mark Cotta Vaz. ($18.99 Little, Brown) The official illustrated companion to the third movie in the series based on the books by Stephenie Meyer.

3

155

THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES, by Gary Chapman. ($14.99 Northfield) How to communicate love in a way a spouse will understand.

4

26

THE BELLY FAT CURE, by Jorge Cruise. ($19.95 Hay House) Do-over recipes using the “Carb Swap System” steer you away from foods full of hidden sweeteners and processed carbohydrates.

5

144

SKINNY BITCH, by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin. ($13.95 Running Press) Vegan diet advice from the world of modeling.

6

87

THE LOVE DARE, by Stephen and Alex Kendrick with Lawrence Kimbrough. ($14.99 B&H) A 40-day challenge for spouses who want to practice unconditional love.